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The Republican National Committee is preparing to require presidential candidates to skip debates run by the long-established commission.

Thursday, January 13, 2022 11:36 AM EST

Republican committee officials alerted the Commission on Presidential Debates of their plans in a letter sent on Thursday, a copy of which was obtained by The New York Times. If the change goes forward, it would be one of the most substantial shifts in how presidential and vice-presidential debates have been conducted since the commission began organizing debates more than 30 years ago.

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